trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
<noun.plant>

Glechoma hederaceae

Nepeta hederaceae

alehoof

field balm

gill-over-the-ground

ground ivy

runaway robin

Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits
<noun.plant>

Raphanus raphanistrum

jointed charlock

runch

wild radish

wild rape

a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear
<noun.artifact>

runcible spoon

having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves
<adj.all>

runcinate

a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf
<noun.plant>

runcinate leaf

one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
<noun.artifact>

rundle

rung

spoke

a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rundown

summation

summing up

any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
<noun.communication>

rune

runic letter

sample sentences

"each rune had its own magical significance"

one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
<noun.artifact>

rundle

rung

spoke

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
<noun.artifact>

round

rung

stave

relating to or consisting of runes
<adj.pert>

runic

sample sentences

"runic inscription"

any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
<noun.communication>

rune

runic letter

sample sentences

"each rune had its own magical significance"

a small stream
<noun.object>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rill

rivulet

run

runnel

streamlet

someone who imports or exports without paying duties
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

contrabandist

moon curser

moon-curser

runner

smuggler

a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

base runner

runner

a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

runner

sample sentences

"he sent a runner over with the contract"

someone who travels on foot by running
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

runner

fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
<noun.animal>

Caranx crysos

blue runner

runner

device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
<noun.artifact>

runner

a long narrow carpet
<noun.artifact>

runner

(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
<noun.person>

ball carrier

runner

a trained athlete who competes in foot races
<noun.person>

runner

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
<noun.plant>

offset

runner

stolon

long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
<noun.food>

English runner bean

runner bean

scarlet runner

scarlet runner bean

tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
<noun.plant>

Dutch case-knife bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Phaseolus multiflorus

runner bean

scarlet runner

scarlet runner bean

the competitor who finishes second
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

runner-up

second best

a finish in second place (as in a race)
<noun.event>

runner-up finish

second-place finish

the property of flowing easily
<noun.attribute>

fluidity

fluidness

liquidity

liquidness

runniness

sample sentences

"adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"
"they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"

continually repeated over a period of time
<adj.all>   (a)   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

running

sample sentences

"a running joke among us"

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
<adj.all>   (a)   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

running

sample sentences

"as mountain stream with freely running water"
"hovels without running water"

(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
<adj.all>   (a)   (a)   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

functional

operative

running

working

sample sentences

"in running (or working) order"
"a functional set of brakes"

executed or initiated by running
<adj.all>   (a)

running

sample sentences

"running plays worked better than pass plays"
"took a running jump"
"a running start"

of advancing the ball by running
<adj.all>   (a)

running

sample sentences

"the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"

measured lengthwise
<adj.all>   (a)

linear

running

sample sentences

"cost of lumber per running foot"

the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

run

running

sample sentences

"he broke into a run"
"his daily run keeps him fit"

(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

run

running

running game

running play

sample sentences

"the defensive line braced to stop the run"
"the coach put great emphasis on running"

the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
<noun.act>

running

track

the act of administering or being in charge of something
<noun.act>

running

sample sentences

"he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"

the state of being in operation
<noun.state>

running

sample sentences

"a running engine"

the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be
<noun.act>

running away

(football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage
<noun.person>

running back

any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
<noun.plant>

dewberry

dewberry bush

running blackberry

a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

running board

(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

run

running

running game

running play

sample sentences

"the defensive line braced to stop the run"
"the coach put great emphasis on running"

rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cursive

cursive script

longhand

running hand

a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
<noun.communication>

running head

running headline

a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
<noun.communication>

running head

running headline

light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow
<noun.artifact>

running light

sidelight

a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
<noun.person>

running mate

a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
<noun.artifact>

noose

running noose

slip noose